Responses to this Challenge

Jumping for joy when I get homeAlerting me when guests arriveSprawling out covering the whole bed when he sleepsPawing at the door when he wants to come inEating all of my table scraps when I am finishedRunning on our lawn during the summerThis is a valentine to my dog, Jasper. He is a fun-loving 5 year old dog who we raised from a puppy.

Yellow eyesJet-black furWhite, fluffy chestAlmost looks like she's wearing a suit(I tried putting a bow-tie on her once- she didn't seem to like it)Affectionate"Let me on your bed!""I brought you a disemboweled rodent as a token of my love for you!""Let me lick your face!"Playful"Let's run around the house and trip people!""MUST CATCH TINY DOT!"

You know those dogs, the ones that maul children?Bite people?Kill?You know those dogs with the locking jaws?Razor sharp teeth?And are practically a weapon?You know those dogs who when you search them up on the internet,You can see pictures of them looking so aggressive?With horrible headlines about attacks?Did you know that all that is wrong? Pit bulls, they're called. The dog with a sweet smileBrilliant gleaming eyes

Left alone at a shelter, sad and cold huddled in the corner, his future looked dim. People would pass, noses turned up at the smell, whishing someone would just send this dog to hell. Lonely and cold with no one to love, for years he had waited for someone to come. His eyes thurst into darkness and crusted with tears. He stopped eating and drinking, caring what he looked like, for he knew now that there was no light.

You have been the best girl. I think of you constantly. At ten thirty on Tuesday night, I lay on the living room floor with the lights turned off, humming music until my voice broke up into small sobs. I was replaying that morning in my head.